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Volume 20, Issue 10
May 15, 2009

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Screening for Cardiac Disease in Asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
JAMA 2009 Apr 15; 301:1547.

Interview with: Frans Wackers, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

An Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker Fails to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 16; 360:1606.
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 16; 360:1669.

Independent Effects of LDL Cholesterol and hsCRP Lowering in the JUPITER Trial
Lancet 2009 Apr 4; 373:1175.

CT Angiography for Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients?
Ann Emerg Med 2009 Mar; 53:295.
Ann Emerg Med 2009 Mar; 53:305.

Anatomic Imaging, Functional Imaging, or Both in Suspected Coronary Disease?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Feb 17; 53:623.

Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction: Function Fails to Follow Form
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 23; 360:1705.
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 23; 360:1781.

Exercise Training for Heart Failure Patients
JAMA 2009 Apr 8; 301:1439.
JAMA 2009 Apr 8; 301:1451.

Importance of Elevated Venous Pressures in Cardiorenal Syndromes
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Feb 17; 53:582.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.080
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Feb 17; 53:589.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.068
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Feb 17; 53:597.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.012

Clinical Practice Guideline Watch: USPSTF Recommends Aspirin to Prevent MI in Men, Stroke in Women
Ann Intern Med 2009 Mar 17; 150:405.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/aspirincvd/aspcvdart.htm
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/aspirincvd/aspcvdsum.htm
Ann Intern Med 2009 Mar 17; 150:396.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/aspirincvd/aspcvdrs.htm
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/grades.htm

Meat Consumption and Mortality
Arch Intern Med 2009 Mar 23; 169:562.

Causes of Excess Mortality Associated with Low and High BMIs
Lancet 2009 Mar 28; 373:1083.

Vitamin D Levels in Elders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Apr; 94:1214.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Apr; 94:1244.

Rising Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency
Arch Intern Med 2009 Mar 23; 169:626.

Interview with: Adit Ginde, MD, MPH
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Do Aspirin and NSAIDs Affect Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing?
Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Apr; 104:933.
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/reprint/58/3/130

Does Screening for Ovarian Cancer Really Help?
Obstet Gynecol 2009 Apr; 113:775.
Obstet Gynecol 2009 Apr; 113:772.

Vasomotor Symptoms and Other Signs of Estrogen Deficiency
Menopause 2009 Mar/Apr; 16:231.
Menopause 2009 Mar/Apr; 16:286.

Are Proton-Pump Inhibitors Beneficial for Patients with Poorly Controlled Asthma?
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 9; 360:1487.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma

Efficacy of PPIs for Infants
J Pediatr 2009 Apr; 154:514.

In Utero Antiepileptic Drug Exposure and Childhood IQ
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 16; 360:1597.
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 16; 360:1667.

Clinical practice guideline watch: USPSTF — Screening Children and Adolescents for Depression
Pediatrics 2009 Apr; 123:1223.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/depression/chdeprrs.htm
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/grades.htm

Childhood Appendicitis Protects Against Subsequent Ulcerative Colitis
BMJ 2009 Mar 9; 338:b716.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b716

Epilepsy Risk Is Elevated for More Than 10 Years After Head Trauma in Children
Lancet 2009 Mar 28; 373:1105.

Use of Electronic Health Records Is Appallingly Low in U.S. Hospitals
N Engl J Med 2009 Apr 16; 360:1628.
www.hipaa.com/2009/02/what-does-the-hitech-act-mean-to-you


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